(4) New pedagogies Practical ideas Grammar Vocabulary Language skills Phonology
Grammar Crisp Fuzzy
Infinite clone tool Right or wrong? “I am born in Poona” “I have seen Laura yesterday” “I am in Barcelona two days” “If I will see James, I will give him the message”
Vocabulary – storage & review
Vocabulary – Learner training
Neologisms
Wordle – word clouds - frequency
Skills Listening Reading Receptive Speaking Writing Productive
Listening Choice – how many times Choice - with or without sub-titles
Listening through IWB
Listening on the move
Reading
Currency Slumdog Millionaire Twitter Avatar Blog Podcast
Speaking Feedback on blog Hyperlinks Audio Pictures
Dictaphones
Learner response devices
Writing Collaborative writing
Phonology
Same time same place Same time different place Different time different place Same place different time Synchronous Asynchronous Benefits of blended approach Students Teachers
Student benefits (1)Anywhere – anytime consolidation (2)Learner modalities (3)Learner preferences (4)Develop digital literacies (5)Motivation & creativity
Teacher benefits (1) - Time saving & convenience (2) Technology enhances and complements (3) Multi-tasking, multi-level classrooms (4) Currency / relevance / personalisation (5) Review
Constraints Reliable? Time-consuming? iTunes approach? Not comparing like-for-like….. Materials-lite IWB – promote teacher-centred approach? “It’s not what it is – it’s what you do with it” (Jones)